Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom.

Beauty is about perception, not about make-up. I think the beginning of all beauty is knowing and liking oneself. You can't put on make-up, or dress yourself, or do you hair with any sort of fun or joy if you're doing it from a position of correction.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

I'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.

It is the free spirited men and women that we most admire and often envy - those individuals who dare to be themselves.

There are two types of people in the world: people who are passionate about things, and people who've had their passion punched, beaten, or whatever out of them.

I think the responsibility lies with the fashion world as a collective. We have to demand more variety.